Does Pepper Spray Work?
I can tell you about an experience I had a few years ago while I
was working for a security agency. During that time I was in
pretty good physical condition. Let me tell you that it does not
matter what physical condition you are in for pepper spray to do
its job. Many of the people who were going through the security
classes I went through were not in good shape.
This security class was sponsored by our local police department
and all people working in security were recommended to attend.
The primary purpose was to get ?pepper sprayed?and everyone did.
The policeman that sprayed me hit me right between the eyes and
then moved it back and forth very quickly. He had to be quick,
because as soon as the spray hit me I started to double over in
pain. My eyes closed and started to swell up and believe me, it
was a while before I could open them again.
We were told to flush our eyes quickly in cold water which we
did as soon as we could see where to do this. Needless to say,
we had to have help finding the water sprayer. None of us could
see well for about half an hour after being sprayed. Even after
getting all the pepper spray off us through flushing our eyes
and taking a shower, it still took a day for the minor burning
sensation to go away.
Let me tell you, it is not an experience that I would
voluntarily go through again.
I did learn that pepper spray will act quickly and a person must
be able to spray quickly in order for it to be really effective.
Practicing placement in the hand with the button in the right
place will certainly help you. You must have the spray in a
location where you can get to it quickly and be willing to use
it quickly. Practice taking aim and test your spray once in a
while according to the manufactures recommendations. By all
means talk to an expert about using pepper spray. Contact your
local police department and go through their mini course so you
will know what pepper spray will do. I did and am certainly glad
I did. I know now that pepper spray does work as intended.
Look at some Mace Pepper
Spray or other very effective Pepper
Sprays that may work for you. Thank you for looking.